EXTREME BEHAVIOR
Now that it's not punishable by death to write catchy songs about sex,
drugs, and rock n' roll, HINDER is doing what a lot of newer bands are
doing...not taking themselves all too seriously. This is pretty evident
in the kick off track "Get Stoned", which is a song about
relationships, and more importantly, screwing.
This Oklahoma City five piece outfit are on a crusade to resurrect
arena rock, and they're on a solid path with their strong riffs and
vocal melodies. The chorus in "How Long" is very catchy, and I can see
that going over well with the lighter-waving masses. "By The Way" has
'single' written all over it. Songwriting can make or break a new band,
especially since not too many of them are given more than an album or
two to prove themselves.
Extreme Behavior
is an excellent representation of Hinder's mature writing chops. Each
song has a memorable hook, and finds its way to the front of your brain
very quickly, which is exactly what a good song should do.
It's nice to know that the heavy-drinking, hard-living, fist-pounding,
bic-flicking days might be making a comeback, because there's a whole
generation of concert-goers who haven't had a great arena show to go to
in a while. As long as spandex and hairspray don't come back, we'll all
do just fine.
